Treatment Plant upgrade could take more time
NORWICH – The City of Norwich had originally hoped to begin construction for upgrades at the Waste Water Treatment Plant this month and finish the project by March of 2010, but due to delays in the process, the construction may take additional time.
The upgrades call for the replacement of the system’s rotating biological contactors. The equipment was damaged as a result of more than 20 years of regular operation. The waste water treatment plant is made up of 18 RBCs on three separate trains. At any given time, two trains are in operation. The RBCs make up a large portion of the secondary wastewater treatment system, but due to their condition, they require extensive repair or maintenance to sustain adequate treatment and keep the city in compliance with requirements from the Department of Environmental Conservation and upcoming regulations from other agencies.
When a timeline for the project was first discussed in June of 2008, construction was expected to begin in January of 2009, and the project was expected to be completed by March 2010.
At last week’s meeting of the City of Norwich Public Safety / Public Works Committee, Department of Public Works Superintendent Carl Ivarson explained that delays had caused the construction to be pushed back by several months. “There have been delays with the regulating agencies,” Ivarson explained after the meeting. Approval from agencies, like the Department of Environmental Conservation, must be received before the city moves forward with the project, and Ivarson explained to the committee, a consent order from the DEC has not yet been received.
“We should have bids back by April,” Ivarson explained, saying the resulting construction would begin around June or July of 2009 and be finished approximately 12 months later.
The WWTP upgrade will cost approximately $4.5 million. The city has been awarded a $500,000 grant through USDA Rural Development and a low interest loan from the program to cover the remainder of the cost. However, at Thursday’s meeting, the committee discussed a low or no interest loan that may be available through the Environmental Facilities Corp. The city is currently investigating the possibility of receiving such a loan.
Finance Director William Roberts said the chances of receiving the loan are slim. He explained the Environmental Facilities Corp. loan program will depend on the federal stimulus plan, and if the plan materializes, New York State will most likely receive a maximum of $2 billion. Roberts said the city’s plan would most likely not be a high priority.
The upgrades call for the replacement of the system’s rotating biological contactors. The equipment was damaged as a result of more than 20 years of regular operation. The waste water treatment plant is made up of 18 RBCs on three separate trains. At any given time, two trains are in operation. The RBCs make up a large portion of the secondary wastewater treatment system, but due to their condition, they require extensive repair or maintenance to sustain adequate treatment and keep the city in compliance with requirements from the Department of Environmental Conservation and upcoming regulations from other agencies.
When a timeline for the project was first discussed in June of 2008, construction was expected to begin in January of 2009, and the project was expected to be completed by March 2010.
At last week’s meeting of the City of Norwich Public Safety / Public Works Committee, Department of Public Works Superintendent Carl Ivarson explained that delays had caused the construction to be pushed back by several months. “There have been delays with the regulating agencies,” Ivarson explained after the meeting. Approval from agencies, like the Department of Environmental Conservation, must be received before the city moves forward with the project, and Ivarson explained to the committee, a consent order from the DEC has not yet been received.
“We should have bids back by April,” Ivarson explained, saying the resulting construction would begin around June or July of 2009 and be finished approximately 12 months later.
The WWTP upgrade will cost approximately $4.5 million. The city has been awarded a $500,000 grant through USDA Rural Development and a low interest loan from the program to cover the remainder of the cost. However, at Thursday’s meeting, the committee discussed a low or no interest loan that may be available through the Environmental Facilities Corp. The city is currently investigating the possibility of receiving such a loan.
Finance Director William Roberts said the chances of receiving the loan are slim. He explained the Environmental Facilities Corp. loan program will depend on the federal stimulus plan, and if the plan materializes, New York State will most likely receive a maximum of $2 billion. Roberts said the city’s plan would most likely not be a high priority.
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